Coaching can be a nomadic profession, particularly for assistants, who often change jobs every couple years in attempts to advance their personal careers — or also take the fall when a head coach is fired.

Stability at head coach (or a habit of promoting from within at that position) is, of course, a major factor in staying at one school for several years. The Beavers certainly have that with Mike Riley. Same with schools like Oregon, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma and Iowa, which also have multiple coaches on this list.

Overall, OSU has a mix of veteran staff members and relative newbies who have been in Corvallis for fewer than five seasons. Here's a breakdown of how long each Beavers assistant has been at OSU: